PEORIA – A few area families got to stretch the Father’s Day weekend celebration into Monday at Dozer Park.

Illinois Valley Central pitcher Ben Rashid was on the winning East squad in the opener of the 23rd annual McDonald’s All-Star Classic.

Rashid tossed three shutout innings and drew a couple of walks in a 4-3 win over the West, with his dad, Jerry, serving as one of the team’s coaches. He also made a running catch on a hard-hit ball to deep left by Canton’s Tristan Walters in the second that stalled a West rally.

“It was an amazing experience,” the younger Rashid said about playing for his dad. “I’ve been playing with (my dad) all my life, and to get to do it on the big stage right here, with a bunch of great players, it was awesome.

“Pitching with all theses guys behind me, I just had a lot of confidence. So I just threw strikes and had some fun out there.”

Jerry Rashid got to coach his son for the past four years at IVC, but said it was a different experience at an all-star affair.

“It was a real pleasure,” the elder Rashid said. “It was an honor to see him up there and be picked, and it was an honor to watch him play.

“And it was a good ballgame and both teams played well for a good charity. We appreciate all that McDonald’s does for us.”

Metamora’s Brendan Nachtrieb also capped off an extended Father’s Day weekend with the win.

He knocked in what turned out to be the winning run in the eighth inning with an RBI single, following singles by Pekin’s Zack Fuelberth and East Peoria’s Jake Burtis.

“We thought it was an insurance run,” said Nachtrieb, whose RBI gave the East a 4-2 lead. “So I never thought it would be the game-winner.

“But after we got back from Joliet (site of the state tournament), we took my dad (Marty) out to eat, met up with my grandparents, and made it a nice family day. Coming here and getting another win just topped off the weekend.”

Brock Stewart of East Peoria pitched two scoreless innings and was the winning pitcher.

In the small-school contest, six North pitchers held the South to just four hits for a 7-1 decision.

Matt Dwyer of Brimfield/Elmwood was the winning pitcher, tossing two scoreless innings with two strikeouts as the starter.

He also went 2-for-3 at the plate and knocked in the game’s first run in the opening inning. In the fifth, Dwyer doubled to left and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Noah Showalter of Peoria Christian.